BB2 4UN

Blackburn South & Lower Darwen · Blackburn with Darwen · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Blackburn
Local authority
Blackburn with Darwen
Postcode district
BB2
Postcode sector
BB2 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BB2 4FW 76 m
BB2 4UJ 83 m
BB2 4UL 107 m
BB2 4UP 115 m
BB2 4FU 122 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BB2 4UN
Status
Current
Introduced
1 December 2000
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BB
Postcode district
BB2
Postcode sector
BB2 4
Latitude
53.722092
Longitude
-2.490102
British National Grid easting
367,757
British National Grid northing
425,186

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Blackburn with Darwen · E06000008
Parish or community
E43000279
Westminster constituency
Rossendale and Darwen · E14001450
Output area
E00171901
Lower layer super output area
Blackburn with Darwen 013C · E01012598
Middle layer super output area
Blackburn with Darwen 013 · E02002627

Postcode source versions

Explore BB2

20 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
2, Greenfields, Blackburn, BB2 4UN 2 July 2021 £230,000
4, Greenfields, Blackburn, BB2 4UN 25 June 2021 £210,000
6, Greenfields, Blackburn, BB2 4UN 22 April 2021 £250,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
83
Primary
53
Secondary
11
  1. Blackburn the Redeemer CofE Primary

    Voluntary aided school

    313 m
  2. Eden School

    Free schools special

    503 m
  3. The Heights Blackburn

    Free schools alternative provision

    600 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,685
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,125
  • Anti social behaviour 444
  • Criminal damage and arson 283
  • Other theft 171
  • Public order 162

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
20

8 female, 12 male

Postcode households
7
Residents per household
2.9
BB2 4 residents
15,115

Age bands in BB2 4

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
20.1%

3,001 residents

Age 15 to 24
12.3%

1,834 residents

Age 25 to 44
25.2%

3,764 residents

Age 45 to 64
27.9%

4,169 residents

Age 65 and over
14.5%

2,170 residents

This postcode contained 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider BB2 4 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
100%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

21

within 5 km

  • ROMAN ROAD HEALTH CENTRE

    OFF FISHMOOR DRIVE, BLACKBURN, BB2 3UY

    ODS code P81709

    1.4 km

  • BENTHAM ROAD HEALTH CENTRE

    BENTHAM ROAD, BLACKBURN, BB2 4QD

    ODS code Y02657

    1.4 km

  • HOLLINS GROVE SURGERY

    153 BLACKBURN ROAD, DARWEN, BB3 1ET

    ODS code P81721

    2.0 km

  • ST GEORGES SURGERY

    ST GEORGE'S SURGERY, 62 HASLINGDEN ROAD, BLACKBURN, BB2 3HS

    ODS code P81058

    2.1 km

  • WITTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    PRESTON OLD RD, WITTON, BLACKBURN, BB2 2SU

    ODS code P81022

    2.3 km

  • REDLAM SURGERY

    62-64 REDLAM, BLACKBURN, BB2 1UW

    ODS code P81061

    2.5 km

  • PRINGLE STREET SURGERY

    216-218 PRINGLE STREET, BLACKBURN, BB1 1SB

    ODS code P81724

    2.7 km

  • FAMILY PRACTICE

    BARBARA CASTLE WAY HC, SIMMONS STREET, BLACKBURN, BB2 1AX

    ODS code P81694

    3.2 km

  • OAKENHURST MEDICAL PRACTICE

    BARBARA CASTLE WAY HC, SIMMONS STREET, BLACKBURN, BB2 1AX

    ODS code P81125

    3.2 km

  • THE CORNERSTONE PRACTICE

    SHADSWORTH HOUSE, SHADSWORTH ROAD, BLACKBURN, BB1 2HR

    ODS code P81734

    3.2 km

  • DARWEN HEALTHCARE

    JAMES STREET WEST, DARWEN, BB3 1PY

    ODS code P81051

    3.2 km

  • DARWEN HEALTHLINK

    DARWEN HEALTH CENTRE, JAMES STREET WEST, DARWEN, BB3 1PY

    ODS code P81140

    3.2 km

  • WILLIAM HOPWOOD STREET SURGERY

    WILLIAM HOPWOOD STREET, AUDLEY, BLACKBURN, BB1 1LX

    ODS code P81707

    3.2 km

  • LIMEFIELD SURGERY

    293-295 PRESTON NEW ROAD, BLACKBURN, BB2 6PL

    ODS code P81214

    3.2 km

  • OLIVE MEDICAL CENTRE

    3 LIME STREET, BLACKBURN, BB1 7EP

    ODS code P81683

    3.4 km

  • PRIMROSE BANK MEDICAL CENTRE

    PRIMROSE BANK, BLACKBURN, BB1 5ER

    ODS code P81771

    3.5 km

  • STEPPING STONE PRACTICE

    LONGTON CLOSE, BLACKBURN, BB1 1XA

    ODS code P81167

    3.6 km

  • SPRING-FENISCO HEALTHLINK

    SPRINGFIELD SURGERY, 102 BOLTON ROAD, DARWEN, BB3 1BZ

    ODS code P81633

    3.8 km

  • SHIFA SURGERY

    BANGOR STREET, BLACKBURN, BB1 6DY

    ODS code P81622

    4.0 km

  • LITTLE HARWOOD HEALTH CENTRE

    PLANE TREE ROAD, BLACKBURN, BB1 6PH

    ODS code P81005

    4.3 km

Showing 20 of 21 matching practices.

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Branch Road

    BCT · Ewood

    0.2 miles
  • Branch Road

    BCT · Ewood

    0.2 miles
  • Cravens Brow

    BCT · Ewood

    0.2 miles
  • Cravens Brow

    BCT · Ewood

    0.2 miles
  • Fernhurst

    BCT · Ewood

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Blackburn with Darwen 013C, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

10 of 10

Overall England rank

31,263 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
5 of 10
Living environment
10 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
2
Low risk addresses
3
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

Schools

83 open schools are in scope, including 53 primary and 11 secondary schools. Blackburn the Redeemer CofE Primary is the nearest published school at 313 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

2,685 published events cover 12 months, averaging 223.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,125 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.